Wild Onion Bistro and Bar — Restaurant in Palo Alto

To meet a family member staying at AC Hotel, we chose to have dinner at this restaurant for convenience. 3 adults and 2 kids under 11. A service charge of 22% was automatically added to the check for "big" party. There were less than 5 tables including us. Well, we were the biggest party there indeed. Anyway, make sure to look the check/bill BEFORE you give your credit card. The detailed/itemized check would be taken away when you are give the merchant copy for signature with the Tip left blank.

The service was so slow. When we asked the waiter for something, he said "No English" with really odd body language and walked away. I was very very puzzled about this no-English experience because most of restaurant workers would still try to understand or communicate to customers. In addition, he spoke perfect English when greeting us and serving the food. So we were literally in shock when we heard him say no English.

The food was not special at all. The (small) steak was over cooked for medium. For the over priced but average quality of food, I wish I had taken my family to somewhere else. Maybe their bar is a different story, but I definitely won't go back...

We stayed at the hotel and came here around 3p for bites / drinks. Unfortunately we had a pretty poor experience. There was an eaten lamb bone on the floor next to us… then we found a small bug in the salad. I think this is normal sometimes with fresh/local lettuce but still not great. And then the fried chicken had blood spots in the inside and parts of it were really dark brown. The service was okay, only the salad was comped. No big deal but one other suggestion would be to add a tequila and/or mezcal cocktail to the menu - thought it was interesting that they didn’t have any.

Pretty disappointed overall as we were looking forward to trying this place and going back for breakfast, but will not return now. Otherwise, the hotel/decor is super nice/new and hotel staff...

A nice little lounge that is attached to Hotel Citrine. Menu is Cali eclectic but a bit of hit or miss

PRO: Good breakfast sandwich ($22) Burger is delicious, medium rare ($25-28), egg bun with plate of fries Steak is prime rib and excellent I snacked on a plate of fries which is excellent value at $10 (has a lovely lemon aoli) Can charge to hotel room Breakfast, lunch, dinner & Brunch

CON: Didn't love the Shrimp Risotto which was greasy & over salty. Expensive dinner items ($65 Steak) Limited hours Do not deliver to room

SUMMARY: This is a nice alternative to going out after a hard business day. If you have a Marriott loyalty rewards, charging this to your room means...